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ON THE UNDECIDABILITY OF THE IDENTITY CORRESPONDENCE PROBLEM AND ITS APPLICATIONS FOR WORD AND MATRIX SEMIGROUPS (2010)
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In this paper we study several closely related fundamental problems for words and matrices. First, we introduce the Identity Correspondence Problem (ICP): whether a finite set of pairs of words (over a group alphabet) can generate an identity pair by... Read More about ON THE UNDECIDABILITY OF THE IDENTITY CORRESPONDENCE PROBLEM AND ITS APPLICATIONS FOR WORD AND MATRIX SEMIGROUPS.

SEVERITY OF RADIOGRAPHIC HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS PREDICTS A SMALL INCREASE IN HAND PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION AT 3-YEARS (2010)
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Self-reported pain interference and symptoms of anxiety and depression in community-dwelling older adults: Can a temporal relationship be determined? (2010)
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Pain and symptoms of depression and anxiety have been observed to co-exist in the community-dwelling elderly. While depression and pain have been suggested to be predictive of one another temporally, the longitudinal associations between anxiety and... Read More about Self-reported pain interference and symptoms of anxiety and depression in community-dwelling older adults: Can a temporal relationship be determined?.

Anterior knee pain in younger adults as a precursor to subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review (2010)
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BACKGROUND: Patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA) is a common form of knee OA in middle and older age, but its relation to PF disorders and symptoms earlier in life is unclear. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review to investigate the strength of... Read More about Anterior knee pain in younger adults as a precursor to subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

IMPaCT Back study protocol. Implementation of subgrouping for targeted treatment systems for low back pain patients in primary care: a prospective population-based sequential comparison (2010)
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Background Prognostic assessment tools to identify subgroups of patients at risk of persistent low back pain who may benefit from targeted treatments have been developed and validated in primary care. The IMPaCT Back study is investigating the effec... Read More about IMPaCT Back study protocol. Implementation of subgrouping for targeted treatment systems for low back pain patients in primary care: a prospective population-based sequential comparison.

What are the important components of the clinical assessment of hand problems in older adults in primary care? Results of a Delphi study (2010)
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Background: To identify clinical questions and assessments regarded by health care practitioners as important when assessing undifferentiated hand pain or problems in adults aged 50 years and over presenting to primary care. Methods: A purposively... Read More about What are the important components of the clinical assessment of hand problems in older adults in primary care? Results of a Delphi study.

What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy. (2010)
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BACKGROUND: In 2004, a review of pilot studies published in seven major medical journals during 2000-01 recommended that the statistical analysis of such studies should be either mainly descriptive or focus on sample size estimation, while results fr... Read More about What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy..

Trials in primary care: statistical issues in the design, conduct and evaluation of complex interventions (2010)
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An intercalated research Masters in primary care: a pilot programme. (2010)
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Academic medicine is said by some to be in decline and primary care in particular struggles to recruit to academic general practice posts at all levels. Intercalated degrees are often described as being a stepping-stone to an academic career, yet a B... Read More about An intercalated research Masters in primary care: a pilot programme..

Radiographic thumb osteoarthritis: frequency, patterns and associations with pain and clinical assessment findings in a community-dwelling population. (2010)
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate: (i) the frequency and patterns of radiographic OA (ROA) in the thumb joints; and (ii) associations between thumb ROA and the clinical characteristics of thumb OA in older adults with hand pain or... Read More about Radiographic thumb osteoarthritis: frequency, patterns and associations with pain and clinical assessment findings in a community-dwelling population..

The Staffordshire Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Back Assessment (SAMBA) Study: a prospective observational study of patient outcome following referral to a primary-secondary care musculoskeletal interface service (2010)
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Background Recent healthcare policy has shifted the management of musculoskeletal conditions in the UK away from secondary care towards Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services at the primary-secondary care interface. However, little is known abou... Read More about The Staffordshire Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Back Assessment (SAMBA) Study: a prospective observational study of patient outcome following referral to a primary-secondary care musculoskeletal interface service.

"Well, it's nobody's responsibility but my own." A qualitative study to explore views about the determinants of health and prevention of knee pain in older adults (2010)
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Dahlgren and Whitehead's 'rainbow' outlines key determinants of health and has been widely adopted within public health policy and research. Public understanding regarding the determinants of health is, however, relatively unknown, particularly in re... Read More about "Well, it's nobody's responsibility but my own." A qualitative study to explore views about the determinants of health and prevention of knee pain in older adults.

Addressing patient beliefs and expectations in the consultation (2010)
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In this article, we specifically focus on the identification and management of patient beliefs and expectations during consultations with health-care professionals (HCPs). In examination of the nature and purpose of communication during consultations... Read More about Addressing patient beliefs and expectations in the consultation.

Combined effects of smoking and systolic blood pressure on risk of coronary heart disease: a cohort study in Chinese women (2010)
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Objectives: To quantify the combined effects of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cigarette smoking on incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. Methods: Overall, 86,338 women aged ≥40 years were enrolled in 1991. The follow-up evaluation wa... Read More about Combined effects of smoking and systolic blood pressure on risk of coronary heart disease: a cohort study in Chinese women.

The effect of total cholesterol on myocardial infarction in Chinese male hypertension population (2010)
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Is an appropriate cutoff of hypertriglyceridemic waist designated for type 2 diabetes among Chinese adults (2010)
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Background & aims We aimed to estimate appropriate cutoff of hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) designated for impaired fasting glucose (IFG)/diabetes mellitus (DM) and to evaluate the association between HTGW and fasting glucose, IFG and DM, respect... Read More about Is an appropriate cutoff of hypertriglyceridemic waist designated for type 2 diabetes among Chinese adults.

Genetic variants in the ADD1 and GNB3 genes and blood pressure response to potassium supplementation (2010)
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Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain (2010)
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Epidemiological studies have identified important causal and prognostic factors for back pain, but these frequently only identify a proportion of the variance, and new factors add little to these models. Recently, interest has increased in studying d... Read More about Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain.

Interventions to improve adherence to exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults (2010)
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BACKGROUND: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is a major health problem, accounting for approximately one-quarter of general practice (GP) consultations in the United Kingdom (UK). Exercise and physical activity is beneficial for the most common typ... Read More about Interventions to improve adherence to exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults.

The attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of GPs regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a systematic review (2010)
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Joint pain, specifically chronic knee pain (CKP), is a frequent cause of chronic pain and limitation of function and mobility among older adults. Multiple evidence-based guidelines recommend exercise as a first-line treatment for all patients with CK... Read More about The attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of GPs regarding exercise for chronic knee pain: a systematic review.